Ali Hillis


Ali Hillis is an American actress who has appeared in television and film, and voices a number of characters in video games. She is best known for her video game work as Dr. Liara T'Soni in the Mass Effect trilogy, Lightning in the Final Fantasy XIII series, and Palutena in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising.''

Biography

Hillis was born in Huntington Beach, California on December 29, 1978. When she was six months old, Hillis and her family moved to Normal, Illinois and at age 3, to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. She moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at age 13 and performed at The Children's Theater. She auditioned for Broadway plays in New York City with TV shows of Felicity, FreakyLinks, Undressed, Naruto, JAG, Boomtown and Less Than Perfect. Her several film roles are All the Wrong Places, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Must Love Dogs, Open Water 2: Adrift, The Ultimate Gift, and The Heartbreak Kid and the Los Angeles play, A Good Soldier. Her video game roles are Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII, its sequels and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, Characters of [the Mass Effect universe#Liara T'Soni|Liara T'Soni] in the Mass Effect trilogy, Ariel Hanson in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Karin in the Naruto series, Palutena in Kid Icarus: Uprising and Isabelle "Izzy" Sinclair in Fuse.
In 2012, she starred in a YouTube web series called Fix Me by ModernMom, in which she plays Sydney Lang, a housewife who tries to fix everything around her.

Personal life

Hillis is married to Matt Swartz. The couple have one daughter together.

Filmography

Voice-over roles

Film

YearTitleRoleSource
31.01.2012Back to the SeaTeaching Fish
25.11.2015Regular Show: The MovieShip Computer, Barbara

Video games

YearTitleRoleSource
15.02.2005Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und BöseMary Godwin, Shelley Godwin
26.08.2006Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach ZarathustraMary Godwin, Shelley Godwin
20.11.2007Mass EffectLiara T'Soni
26.01.2010-11Mass Effect 2Liara T'SoniResume
09.03.2010Final Fantasy XIIILightning
30.03.2010Dead or Alive ParadiseRio
27.07.2010StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyAriel Hanson
31.08.2010Valkyria Chronicles IIAudrey Gassenarl
19.10.2010-presentNaruto: Ultimate Ninja seriesKarin
22.03.2011Dissidia 012 Final FantasyLightning
06.09.2011Resistance 3Glenda, Norma
15.11.2011Saints Row: The ThirdPedestrian voices
31.01.2012Final Fantasy XIII-2Lightning
2012Resident Evil: RevelationsJessica Sherawat
06.03.2012-13Mass Effect 3Liara T'Soni
20.03.2012Ninja Gaiden 3Mizuki McCloud
23.03.2012Kid Icarus: UprisingPalutena
26.06.2012The [Amazing Spider-Man (2012 video game)|The Amazing Spider-Man]Felicia Hardy / Black Cat
19.03.2013Gears of War: JudgmentSofia Hendrik
28.05.2013FuseIsabelle Sinclair, Female Computer
20.08.2013Saints Row IVThe Voices of Virtual Steelport
12.11.2013Ratchet & Clank: Into the NexusTalwyn, Computer, Mrs. Zurkon
11.02.2014Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIILightning
29.04.2014The [Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game)|The Amazing Spider-Man 2]Black Cat/Felicia Hardy
18.11.2014Dragon Age: InquisitionLace Harding, Valta
17.03.2015Final Fantasy Type-0 HDEmina
12.04.2016Ratchet & ClankComputer, Starlene, Mrs. Zurkon
25.10.2016World of Final FantasyLightning
21.03.2017Mass Effect: AndromedaLiara T'Soni
24.07.2017Mobius Final FantasyLightning
30.01.2018Dissidia Final Fantasy NTLightning
14.05.2021Mass Effect Legendary EditionLiara T'Soni
24.05.2021Shin [Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster]Old Woman, Lady of the Fount
11.06.2021Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartMrs Zurkon, Ms. Fungal
23.05.2023Star Trek: ResurgenceBedrosian
10.10.2024ArknightsAscalon
31.10.2024Dragon Age: The VeilguardLace Harding
5 12 2024Stranger Things VREleven
17.06.2025Date Everything!Maggie

Live-action roles

Film

YearTitleRoleSource
03.02.2009Space BuddiesAstro Spalding
20.11.2012Santa Paws 2: The Santa PupsAgnes BrightResume